Bartlett House West Run

Mills Group aided Bartlett House, Inc. in furthering their
mission of serving the needs of the area's increasing homeless population. By balancing staff recommendations with
social, economic, and environmental opportunities, Mills Group helped develop a
master plan and concept design for a four-story addition and renovation to an
existing facility to serve the transitional population after their completed
shelter programs. Mills Group additionally completed construction observation
of a phased construction schedule that included an accessible parking lot, a
natural filtering bio-remediation swale, and twenty accessible living units comprised
of one and two-bedrooms.

The
project rehabilitated the existing structure to meet Fair Housing Act and
Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines, which makes the entire building
accessible. This 27,000 square foot arrangement allows for natural daylight and
ventilation of all major spaces and focuses on a large central gathering space
in a planned community room. Additionally, the designers devoted specific
attention to the color selection throughout the building that would both
reflect and distribute natural light, as well as provide an uplifting color
palette to both clients and staff of the building.

Furthermore,
the design will allow for future expansion of the facility without a total reconfiguration.